Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Theda Bara the 1920's Original Vamp

Theda Bara was an American silent film actress, one of the most popular of her era and one of cinemas earliest sex symbols. Nicknamed "The Vamp" because she played so many femme fatale roles, which became a popular slang term for a sexually predatory woman.
Theda completed more than 40 films, but complete prints of only 6 still exist.
Married in 1921 to British-born American film director, Charles Brabin. It is claimed that her husband didn't consider it proper for his wife to have a career, and so Theda didn't make any more appearances after her marriage. Theda has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

photo from: projects.latimes.com




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photo from: silentladies.com
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photo from: mimifroufrou.com
Theda as Cleopatra. Photo from: doctormacro.com
Cleopatra. Photo from: twolia.com
Cleopatra. Photo from: javasbachelorpad.com
Cleopatra. Photo from: babybarbarella.blogspot.com


Thursday, February 24, 2011

Vintage Movies Make me SMILE!

The glamor! The Fashion! The lingo! The penciled eyebrows! There is something about a black and white flick that is inspiring to my sense of fashion. I watch and imagine how long it must have taken those women to get ready, and these were Hollywood looks that every day women emulated. I can barely wash my hair every other day! Its exhausting with work and everything else that one needs to keep up with in our 21st century life. Well, here is a ode to the women and men who knew how to shine, even without technicolor!

Picture of Woody Allen and Romy Schneider from: http://www.theblogofrecord.com
Picture of Linda Darnell playing Stella in "Fallen Angel", picture from: http://missmatildadreams.blogspot.com
picture of Stella from: http://missmatildadreams.blogspot.com
picture from: http://haircuttingfun.livejournal.com
Picture of Lana Turner from "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) from: flickr.com
picture of Josephine from Zou Zou (1934) from: flickr.com
Picture of Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogin in "The Kid" from: http://www.popartuk.com
picture from: ioffer.com
picture from: itslifeagain.blogspot.com
picture of Astaire and Rogers from: http://www.blogwaybaby.com
picture from: blog.roomplanners.com
picture of Garbo in "Camille" from: http://robertarood.wordpress.com
picture of "The Blue Angel" from: http://robertarood.wordpress.com
picture from: listal.com
picture from: charmcitycurrent.com
An awesome suit, awesome eye brows and just an awesome picture all together, from: cinemaisdope.com
Everyone's favorite little curly haired tap dancing queen; Shirley Temple, picture from: graydogsbooks.com
Its raining outside, what a good time to curl up with an old movie! Enjoy my Shenani-Followers!